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Richard Valentine

Directing · UK

Biography

Richard is a BAFTA and Royal Television Society award winning multi camera director who has directed some of the biggest Live TV events over the last few years including One Love Manchester, Sound of Music Live, Chime for Change, Live 8, Live Earth, FIFA 2010 World Cup Kick Off Concert, Help For Heroes Concert, Strictly Come Dancing, Dancing on Ice, The Royal Wedding & The Diamond Jubilee. He has also recently directed music specials with U2, Harry Styles, Duran Duran, Tom Jones, Jamie Cullum and Tim Minchin.

Known for

Filmography

2024Paris 2024 Olympic Closing CeremonyAssistant Director
2022Westlife: The Wild Dreams Tour (Live at Wembley Stadium)Director
2021Last Singer StandingDirector
2020The Royal Variety Performance 2020Director
2020Royal Variety Performance 2020Director
2019Westlife: The Twenty Tour - Live from Croke ParkDirector
2019Take That: Odyssey - Greatest Hits LiveDirector
2019CatchpointDirector
2018Ariana Grande - Live In LondonDirector
2018Ariana Grande at the BBCDirector
2017U2 at The BBCDirector
2017U2 Live in LondonDirector
2017Harry Styles at the BBCDirector
2016Burt Bacharach - A Life in SongDirector
2015The Sound of Music Live!Director
20138 Out of 10 Cats Does CountdownDirector
2012Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard SumsDirector
2011Tim Minchin: BBC Comedy Prom 2011Director
2010Ask Rhod GilbertDirector
2010A Concert for HeroesDirector
2009You Have Been WatchingDirector
2009Tonight's the NightDirector
2007Liverpool NativityDirector
2007Madonna: Live Earth Concert at LondonDirector
2006It Started with Swap ShopDirector
2006Boom Bang-a-Bang! 50 Years of EurovisionDirector
2006Madonna - The Video Collection 2000-2006Director
1981Olivier AwardsDirector
1956Eurovision Song ContestDirector

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